Bungalow-apron.



Patented Jan.1,1918..

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K. V. HUGAN.

BUNGALOW APRON APPLICATION min 1m29. 1917.

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K. V. HOGAN.

BUNGALOW APRON.

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APPLICATlON 'r`LED MN. 2S. 19E?- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2l 61 0110x111 m o UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

KATHERINE V. HOGAN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1,1918.

Application med January 2a, 1917. serial No. 145,266.

This invention relates to garments and.

more particularly to the type of aprons known as bungalow aprons.

The object of the invention is to so construct an apron of this character Ythat it may be cut from a minimum quantity of material and yet be of full width and length and of attractive appearance.

This object is accomplished by forming the apron in nine pieces, two shoulder pieces being cut additional to the pieces ordinarily cut in making an apron of this kind.

`With the-foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the comi `blnation and arrangement of arts and 1n the details of construction hereinaftendescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of whatis claimed without* departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accom any-ing drawings Figures 1 an 1El represent; a plan view of a yard wide strip of fabric showing two aprons to be cut, laid out thereon,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an apron complete except for the sewing up of the side seams;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation after sewing all parts; and,

Fig. 4 is a perspective View applied.

The apron embodying this invention is composed of a front skirt section 1 and two rear skirtsections. 2 and 3. Each section is formed of a single piece of material and the sections 2 and 3 are seamed 'at their outer edges to the edges vof section 1 to form a skirt. All of the section's 1, 2 and 3 are of greater width at their lower than at their upper ends and this economizes in material as will be hereinafter explained. The front sectionl preferably has a central protuberance 4 at its upper end midway between its side edges from which protuber-` ance said upper end slopes' downwardly toward said side edges and is preferably curved-inwardly as shown at 5.

The bodyLencompassing portion of' the. garment is formed from a central member 6 in the form of a substantially rectangular piece of material and vtwo shoulder strips 7.

which are seamed: along their inner side edges to the sidefedge's of the central mem ber 6; The outer side edges of these stripsv 7 are curved vat their ends as shown at 8 andV the curved edges -of each vsection 7 are designed to be seamedV together to closethe body and form the arm holes in which are secured the sleeves 10.v The ortions Bof the edges of the strips 7 'are l ush with the outer edges of theskirt sections 1, 2 and 3 so that only one vertical seam is necessary on each side of thegarment. l

The central bod)T 'member 6 has a portion 11 cut out to form the neck opening 12 and this cut out'portion 11 is utilized to make a patch pocket.

A belt 13 is stitched at one end in the side seam which unites the curved portions 8 vof the edges ofthe shoulder strips 7 and the other end of said belt is designed to be detachably secured at the other side of the garment by a button and buttonhole or similar fastening means.

When the apronis so constructed, one front skirt section 1 and two shoulder strips or sections 7 may be cut from a single width of fabric as is shown clearly in Fig. 1, and from another width of the fabric adjacent that from which the skirt and shoulder'sectionsare cut may be cut the two rear skirt sections 2 and 3, the tw sleeve members 10- be e5- the portion of goods which is arranged tween the sloping sides of the back sections and the sleeve members 10. vFrom the next length of fabric may be cut the front skirt section 1 and the shoulder sections 7 of another apron and fromthe adjacent width of fabric the two back skirt sections and the sleeve sections of another apron may be cut,

also the belt of one of the aprons, and from y the remaining portion of the fabric is cut the two body portions and the ockets of the two aprons, the pockets 11 eing formed from the ortions cut out at the neck of the body portion. The neck is substantially U- shaped and cut out along the line 14, while the pockets are preferably made langular as shown, although they need not necessarily be so made, but may be of any other desired configuration.

It will thus be seen that by constructing Athe body of the apron of a central section or member with two shoulder strips 7 seamed thereto along the side edges, every available part of. the fabric strip may be utilized, the shoulder strips 7 being cut outordinary apron, the body portion is made` in one thereto.

The apron above described may be made in any style desired, that is, buttoned either front or back and the sizes may vary as required. To render the apron more attractive, the seams which connect the shoulder sections with the central body section and those which connect the front skirt section with the body section may be piped, although not necessarily so and when they are piece with sleeves or cuffs secured piped, the edges around the neck and sleeves which the piping is made. The seam uniting the sleeves 10 to'the shoulder sections 1s also preferably piped as shown.

I claim :--v

An apron comprising a skirt formed of front and rear sections seemed together at their side edges and a separate body-encompassing portion seamed to the top of said skirt, said body being formed of a one-piece central member having its side edges spaced inwardly from the side edges of said front and rear sections and having a neck opening therein, said skirt and body portion having an opening extending from the neck opening down through the lower end of the skirt, shoulder strips united along their inner edges to said side edges of said central member, the outer edges of said shoulder sections being Hush with the side edges of said front and rear sections and shaped to form a-rmholes with curved side seams be low the arm holes, and sleeves seamed to the edges of said arm holes. n

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 'set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

KATHERLNE v. HOGAN'. 

